Mission and Identity Programs

W.I.S.E.

Wisdom and Integration through the Spiritual Exercises

As a way to finding deeper meaning and purpose in their vocation and Seeking Integration and Wisdom (Xavier's understanding of its Jesuit Catholic educational identity), faculty engage in Ignatius Loyola's individual and group prayer of the Spiritual Exercises

Meditations

First Semester

Second Semester

Participants 2024-2025

Adam Clark – Theology (co-facilitator)

Thilini Ariyachandra – Management Information Systems

Kelly Blank – Classics and Modern Languages

Brett Burton – School of Education

Hasan Faruq – Economics

Pete Mallow – Health Services Administration

Marcus Mescher - Theology

Thomas Wagner – Communication

Andrea Weickgenannt - Accountancy

Teresa Young – School of Education (co-facilitator)

Renee Zucchero – Psychology


Resources

BibleGateway.com hosts 150+ translations

Guidelines for group interaction

Higher Education in a Catholic Context

Optional Summer Gospel Read

Posture and Atmosphere at Prayer

Teaching That Transforms

The Spiritual Exercises - what are they?

Retreat in the Real World

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